MIM – September 10, 2018 issue

 1.Introduction of shops that collaborated with us on the Commercial District Multilingual Support Improvement Project. 【Suzukiya】

Minato City helps shops in the city communicate with customers in foreign languages.

This is one restaurant we supported.

【Suzukiya】

Suzukiya was founded in 2000 as a mom and pop restaurant specializing in pork offal. We also have daily recommendations for guests who are new to offal. Please contact us. Enjoy fresh pork offal cuisine. Our restaurant does not require reservations, so stop by any time! However, we close when we run out of stock, so we recommend coming early. Once you try our offal with our original sauce or salt, you’ll keep coming back for more. In addition to our standard menu, we recommend our tsukune (meat ball) with raw green peppers as well. We hope you will give it a try!

Address: Minato City, Shirokane 3-9-8

TEL: 03-3441-9898

For more details, please see the URL below.

https://www.shirokane-shotengai.jp/%E5%BA%97%E8%88%97%E4%B8%80%E8%A6%A7/%E9%88%B4%E6%9C%A8%E5%B1%8B/（external link） (Japanese)

 2.Participate in the Minato City General Disaster Prevention Drills (Shiba location)

The Minato City General Disaster Prevention Drills (Shiba location) will be held on Sunday, September 30.

There will be a variety of training activities, including an earthquake simulation vehicle, and training on how to use an AED and fire extinguisher.

Please participate in these disaster prevention drills, because it is impossible to know when a disaster will strike.

English interpretation will be available.

[Date & Time] Sunday, September 30, 9:30 am – 11:00 am

[Venue] Municipal Shiba Park (Minato City, Shibakoen 4-8-4)

Next to Zojo-ji. Shiba Park is a place where anyone can enjoy themselves. It includes an exchange garden planted with flowers that bloom throughout the four seasons and an event lawn set against the backdrop of Tokyo Tower.

[Fee] Free (no reservation required)

[Contact] Shiba Regional City Office, Collaboration Project Section, Collaboration Project Subsection (Tel: 03-3578-3124. Japanese only)

 3.Lobby Concert to be Held 

All are welcome to casually enjoy this concert.

We hope you will come.

[Date & Time] Wednesday, September 19, 12:15 pm — 12:45 pm

[Performers] Piano: Mika Watanabe, Flute: Erina Komaki

[Program] Piano and flute concert

[Eligibility] Anyone

[Venue] Minato City Hall 1F Lobby

[Application] Not required.　Please come directly to the venue.

[Contact] Promotion of Art and Culture Subsection, Community Promotion Section (Tel: 3578-2343) *Japanese only

* For more details, please see the URL below.

http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/bungeishinkou/robikon/home.html (Japanese)

 4.Nationwide Cooperative Marché in Shibaura to be held

Minato City cooperates with cities and towns nationwide. Those cities and towns will sell their food and special products. We hope you will attend. The Marché will be held twice in September. We hope you will attend.

■ First Marché

[Date & Time] Saturday, September 15, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

[Venue] Platanus Park (Minato City, Shibaura 4-20-56)

■ Second Marché

[Date & Time] Sunday, September 16, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

[Venue] Shibaura Park (Minato City, Shibaura 1-16-25)

For more details, please see the URL below.

http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/kouhou/kuse/koho/minato2018/201807/20180711top/12.html　(Japanese) 

 5.Public Relations Program “Hello from the Minato City Mayor!”

“Hello from the Minato City Mayor!” is a program updated four times every year (generally on the first day of March, June, September, and December) bilingually in Japanese and English. In each edition, the Mayor will speak to the residents of Minato City and discuss activities.

In preparation for the Tokyo 2020 Games, we will hold the Minato City Half Marathon 2018 on December 2.

For this edition of “Hello from the Minato City Mayor!” the mayor will speak with Akemi Masuda, sports journalist and special advisor on the Minato City Marathon Steering Committee about the highlights and features of the Minato City Half Marathon 2018.

We hope you will check it out.

http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/kouhou/kuse/koho/bangumi/kucho/180901e.html

* Access the page above and click the “English” button in the top right corner to see an English translation of the page.

 6.Minato City Mail Magazine "Kiratto☆"

Minato City publishes “Minato City Mail Magazine Kiratto” on the 1st every month, which delivers essays by the Mayor and childrearing-related information. We hope you will check it out.

[Registration URL] http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/kouhou/kuse/koho/mail-magazine/index.html

Back issues are available at the Minato City Website.

The September 1 issue is here.

Japanese

http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/kouhou/kuse/koho/mail-magazine/kucho-bn/2017/20180901.html

English

http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/multilingual/mail-e.html

Korean

http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/multilingual/mail-k.html

Chinese

http://www.city.minato.tokyo.jp/multilingual/mail-c.html

 

 7.Consumer Affairs consulting service

The Tokyo Metropolitan Comprehensive Consumer Center offers consultation services in English, Chinese, and Korean.

Please feel free to contact us if you are a non-Japanese resident experiencing problems with a purchase you have made or an agreement you have entered, etc. as a consumer in Tokyo.

Please phone or come to the center. One of our consultants will connect to an interpreter via telephone to commence the consultation.

[Venue] Tokyo Metropolitan Comprehensive Consumer Center (Iidabashi)(CentralPlaza 16F, 1-1, Kaguragashi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)

※NearestStation: Iidabashi Station on the JR, Tokyo Metro, and Toei Subway lines

[Consultation Days & Times] 09:00 to 17:00 (Mon-Sat)

※We are closed on Sundays, public holidays and over the New Year period

[Contact] 03-3235-1155

※For more details, see the website below.　

https://www.shouhiseikatu.metro.tokyo.jp/center/（external link）(Japanese)

 8.Enjoy communicating with local people in easy Japanese. – Let’s all dance together! Bon dance –

We are now looking for foreigners who would like to interact with local people in easy Japanese. Why not enjoy learning Japanese customs and language, while dancing at a bon festival?

[Date & Time] Saturday, September 22, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

[Venue] Roppongi, Tenso Shrine (Minato City, Roppongi 7-7-7)

[Fee]

Bon dance: Free

Food and drink: Pay for your own

[Application] Contact the Minato International Association by telephone or email.

Minato International Association (03-6440-0233) * Japanese or English

minatomo@minato-intl-assn.gr.jp

 9. 2018 Minato Citizen’s University at Temple University, Japan Campus (TUJ)“Community”

What is a community? The dictionary defines community as "a group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage." However, rapid technological development and globalization have changed the nature of our communities while expanding the meaning of what a community can be. These changes have made it difficult for us to recognize what communities we belong to and what physical and social spaces we share as communities. This is especially true in large, interconnected, global city like Tokyo.

TUJ faculty will examine the meaning and role of community in modern society from a variety of perspectives. We hope this event will be an opportunity for you to think about what community means to you and how you fit in and interact with your community or communities.

Dates: October 22, 24, 29, 31 and November 5

Time: 19:00-20:30 (doors open at 18:30)

Venue: Temple University, Japan Campus, Azabu Hall 1F

Cost: 2,500 yen for five lectures.

 Bank transfer prior to the first session required. Non-refundable.

Capacity: 50 (first-come, first-served basis)

Register: Online www.tuj.ac.jp/kumin or by email tujcommunityrelations@tuj.temple.edu

 (Send full name, email address and phone number)

 TUJ will specify bank account details by email. Application deadline is 17:00 October 19.

Website: www.tuj.ac.jp/kumin（external link）

 10.The Five Pennies — Classic movie watch to be held

We will show this classic film, selected by Yasuhiro Saito, famous as an early radio personality on the legendary “All Night Nippon” late-night radio program. We hope you will come.

[Date & Time] Sunday, October 7. Showing starts at 2:00 pm. Doors open at 1:30 pm.

[Venue] Akasaka Civic Center, Civic Hall (Minato City, Akasaka 4-18-13)

[Capacity] First 400 people

[Fee] Free (No assigned seating)

[Application] Not required. Please come directly to the venue on the day of the showing.

[Contact] Akasaka Civic Center (Tel: 03-5413-2711) * Japanese only.

* For more details, please see the URL below.

https://www.kissport.or.jp/event_detail.php?eventid=00002723（external link） (Japanese)